The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-11-13

said Virgil, rising, and offering his visitor
chair.
Warde daintily raised his Prince Albert
and sat down, after which he took from his
pocket plug of tobacco.
Don't chew, do you, Palneg he asked, as
he hi off mouthtul of the filthy weed.
mo, sir"
"tooarco is a companion to me-" con-
tinued Wnrde. ~ couldn't live without it.
Chewing is not very nice habit, but then.
as have said, it is a companion to me.
Paine, you ough to try it as remedy for
Loneliness"
THANK you, Mr.. Warde," said Virgil,
"but | couldn't like so uncongenlal COM
paniou."
A brief silence ensued. Then turning
sharply upon our hero, Warde said:
II have come to reason with you. Paine. "
Unto what error have | fallen, sirf'
"A very grievous one. Judge Leon has
Just informed ME of your purpose TO defend
DaviG O'Latferty. Paine, is this true"
Yes, sir; it is.">
paine, you are foolw
THANK YOU" said Virgil, with provoking
GOODNESS.
~ es, you are fool" repeated Warde.
LAS sure as you defend that young lr.Shman
you will lose caste among the better portion
of our people,
"Whom do You call the better portion OF
our people" demanded our hero. "The
class to which Fancy Brown belonged-the
class of conceited, perfumed, bralnless, up
starts who carry their hats to the pave
ment Ill courtesyng to ladies OF fashion,
and under the cover of night Insult quiet,
inoffensive working-girls who are obliged to
be out after dark9 With this class of men
known as 'hloods, 'swells, etc, have never
associated; from their society sef-respect
mas kept me aloof those with whom | d.
associate are so far above these whipsters,
morally and int lectually, that | care a
little for the opinion of the latter as do for
the barking of lot of ours"
You cannot deny that Brown belonged
to an excellent family, and that he was a
great favolite in fashionable circles. Con
sequently, if you defend hislow-born muir
derer. you will lose social case. You mind
what sayl" and Warde shook his head sig
nificantly.
Il am not the representative of a false
aristocracy'" exclaimed Virgil. Il am a
defender of the right and as long as | re
main such / shall have the sympathy OF
every good man, whether he be rich OF
poor. will certainly defend this poo
Irish boy, if God spares my life. He acted
precise Y as you or |, or any other man,
would have done under the circum tances.
If a man should insult one of your sisters,
would you allow the villain to go unpun-
Shed2 No, no: you would not Your coun-
nance darkens at the mere thought of such
IA thing Now, isn't David O'Lafferty's sis
ter as dear to his heart as your sisters are tc
your heart2 For years, sir, my sister has
been Sleeping in a country aveyard; but
there is one as dear to me as that sister
would be if she were living, and if one of
these 'bloods' should dare insult this young
lady or any other lady friend of mine.
fear l should forget the sixth command
nent just as poor o 'Lafferty did"
Virgil paused, and brushing back lock
" hair which had fallen over his brow, con
tinued:
"Ine man who would insult woman is a
coward and brute He does no. deserve
to be called man. He should not be al
lowed to move among good men and pure
women He does not deserve even to live
| coull see him suffer the fortunes that were
inflicted upon Arethusius. All, you look at
ne in surprised You wonder at such Ian
guage from one who PROBES SEES to be Chris
Jan! You doubt eSs think it heartless and
unbecoming! Perhaps it Is sir; but let me
assure you tina | have not tle least sympa-
thy for a villain-one who could insult OF
Oetray an Innocent womanl'
The speaker arose, and, after pause, re-
Sumed:
"Our women must be projected from the
cowardly insults of these padded, perlumed ::
affected rascals made in the shape of men,
and while | do not justify any man in tax
ing another's life, yet do think that honor
,ble acquittal should await the man who
Stung to madness by an insult offered to hi.
sister, shoots the foul-hearted insulter: and
Che jury, ir, that would convict such man
is composed of men devoid of every spark OF
chivalryp
Warde moved uneasily in his seat and
presently, at loss for something to say,
remarked:
st doesn't seem as if you admired
Brown"
Admired him." said Virgil. 'How coul'
l, sir3 With a wise man never came IN
contact l studied his character clos ,ly, bu
failed to find in it a single redeeming trait.
do had respect neither for God nor G iris.
tian,ty. All ohu CHI members were thieves,
liars and hypocrites; women were all in
ferior to men, and rot one woman in five
hundred. he o ten declared. was de erwin
of the title of lady, though lie had the pre-
sumption to think himself gentleman ]
d r. .ay there is many YOU e m n
Richmond who was Fl st lie into the hun
of vice by this apostle of Satan. Out in
Hollywood is the tomb of one of his victins
All, sir, when | visit that grave weep lik
a child, for the ono who sleeps beneath tha'
mound was ve~y dear to nv heart Three
years ago he enter Mr.. NJ rriss' o9ic as q
clerk. He was only II years OF aga-jus
budding into manhood, He wa an o,nhan
ike myself, and my whole heart went out
to him. He was a BILE, handsome boy
AMI of a gentle, poetic temDerament: bu'
IL fortunately, he was easily led tn
Brown. discove ingt is infirmity of the boy
5oon succeeded in temnting him away from
the right path The weak-mind d, sinful
man tried in every manner to poison tn
boys mind against me. Such terms a
young Puritan, s axe in tie
tsrass. wolf in sleeps clothing were aD-
piled 10 me by Brown. His young victim
seemed for time to believe me deservnv
of those apnella,ions: and, fascinated with
his tenpter, accOmp4n G him night after
light to SOM hole of iniquity. The MAJ
ne in which my young friend avoided me
wounded me re ply, and outwardlv | was
as cold toward him as | was toward the
wretch that had wrecked his vi tue; blu
ah, sir, ben a,h this mask of GOODNESS m
hea' bled for the poor wayward boy, who
was fast gel & t d Astruction. loyrl him.
and never did pray that did not bea
aloft to the throne, of q ace his name with
my own little brothers. My prayers were
finally answered. The boy saw the error of
his wav, but not until his health was
About six months ago, before he
had attained his Doth bi th1ay he died on
nv breast, blighted and broken-healted
but, thanks be to Go l. with the blessed hope
Of entering ito that rest where there ar.
no tempters to draw HIM away from the